Definitions of "Maroons"
- 1. Maroons
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DefinitionFree hill dwellers whose forebears had either never known slavery or had successfully fled to the hills where they lived in free, self-governing communities
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Example SentencesPatois: Nanny a di maroons a one a di national heroes fi Jamaica
English: Nanny of the maroons is one of the national heroes for Jamaica -
Related WordsHot Steppa , Baby mada , Bad man , Bait ,
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posted by anonymous on March 10, 2015
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